Guidebook for New York
Food Scene
Famous lobster roll chain - affordable lobster, crab, & shrimp rolls all year round!
53 locals recommend
Luke's Lobster Upper East Side
242 E 81st StFamous lobster roll chain - affordable lobster, crab, & shrimp rolls all year round!
Delicious bagels & your standard NY coffee. It's the perfect combination!
Get the everything bagel with cream cheese, lox, capers, onions, & tomatoes!
44 locals recommend
H&H Bagels
1551 2nd AveDelicious bagels & your standard NY coffee. It's the perfect combination!
Get the everything bagel with cream cheese, lox, capers, onions, & tomatoes!
Cash only! Small restaurant (seats at the noodle bar) that serves delicious ramen & soups on a cold day.
69 locals recommend
Naruto Ramen
1596 3rd AveCash only! Small restaurant (seats at the noodle bar) that serves delicious ramen & soups on a cold day.
The meatball shop brunch started up here! Opened last year (2014) and offers just as delicious meatballs & gravy (sauce) as the downtown location.
580 locals recommend
The Meatball Shop
64 Greenwich AveThe meatball shop brunch started up here! Opened last year (2014) and offers just as delicious meatballs & gravy (sauce) as the downtown location.
My favorite cheap eats italian spot in NYC. They're famous for their penne vodka pizza, but I highly recommend the spaghetti & meatballs. Who knew something so simple could be so good!
133 locals recommend
RubiRosa Restaurant & Bar
235 Mulberry StMy favorite cheap eats italian spot in NYC. They're famous for their penne vodka pizza, but I highly recommend the spaghetti & meatballs. Who knew something so simple could be so good!
Drinks & Nightlife
Owned by the people who opened The Wren downtown. Delicious cocktails, nice decor, & great food!
200 locals recommend
The Penrose
1590 2nd AveOwned by the people who opened The Wren downtown. Delicious cocktails, nice decor, & great food!
Cash only! Low-key dive bar in East Village. Have been going here since my college days. Great place to hang out with friends & drink some cheap PBRs.
21 locals recommend
Blue & Gold Tavern
79 E 7th StCash only! Low-key dive bar in East Village. Have been going here since my college days. Great place to hang out with friends & drink some cheap PBRs.
Essentials
Higher end grocery store with high quality products. I normally go there and splurge on their cheese/bread selection.
79 locals recommend
Agata & Valentina
64 University PlHigher end grocery store with high quality products. I normally go there and splurge on their cheese/bread selection.
High end supermarket with kosher options. Some of the most beautiful produce I've ever seen. Has a great bread, dessert, & prepared foods section as well.
16 locals recommend
Eli's Market
1415 3rd AveHigh end supermarket with kosher options. Some of the most beautiful produce I've ever seen. Has a great bread, dessert, & prepared foods section as well.
Sightseeing
Right down the street & easily accessible by walking or public transport (M79). Get cultured!
2653 locals recommend
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 5th AveRight down the street & easily accessible by walking or public transport (M79). Get cultured!
Worth it just to stare at the architecture. Going to the top of the guggenheim spiral & looking down into museum is also an experience.
1126 locals recommend
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
1071 5th AveWorth it just to stare at the architecture. Going to the top of the guggenheim spiral & looking down into museum is also an experience.
Everything Else
A lot of shopping across 86th street as well as a Fairway (supermarket w/ international offerings).
29 locals recommend
East 116th Street
East 116th StreetA lot of shopping across 86th street as well as a Fairway (supermarket w/ international offerings).